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Freedom fighters’ married daughters, granddaughters now eligible for benefits in Himachal

January 13, 2026 10:16 am

This is part of the new notification issued by the state government on Monday

Madras High Court allowed installation of freedom fighter's statute in the Sivakasi community hall.

‘Tehsildar has no power to seize’: Madras High Court orders statue’s return, installation in Sivakasi

October 29, 2025 9:48 pm

Madras High Court ruling, Sivakasi statue case: The Madras HC ordered release of a freedom fighter’s statue in Sivakasi and allowed its installation in the local community hall saying the tehsildar had ‘no right in law’ to take it away.

The untold stories of Bengali women revolutionaries who got us freedom

August 19, 2025 5:28 pm

These women waged a battle on two fronts: Against foreign colonial domination and social constraints that sought to limit their agency

On 110th anniversary, Delhi’s Shahdara Police Station pays tribute to freedom fighters it once jailed

January 08, 2025 6:20 am

Over a century since its establishment on January 7, 1915, the Delhi Police Tuesday celebrated Shahdara Police Station’s 110 years of service and are eager to distance themselves from its history.

Odisha govt doubles pension of freedom fighters

January 02, 2025 7:19 pm

The CM also announced that those who were arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during the emergency period will now be eligible for a monthly pension of Rs 20,000.

photo quiz on indian freedom struggle for 78th independence day

Our Freedom Struggle, in Pictures: a Visual History Quiz

August 22, 2024 9:25 pm

78th Independence Day Quiz : If you score 8/8 on this game, tag @iepuzzles on Instagram for a shoutout!

Hidden Stories: The Bridge player, who helped farmers, and became Pune’s first woman Parliamentarian

May 18, 2024 7:27 pm

Indirabai Maydeo was up against another woman candidate who also lived in Shivajinagar like her – Shanta Shankar More of the Peasants and Workers Party of India

Remembering Matangini Hazra, who walked into a barrage of bullets, holding the Indian flag up high

September 29, 2023 3:23 pm

A staunch Gandhian from Tamluk, Bengal, Matangini Hazra fell to British bullets on September 29, 1942, while leading a Quit India Movement march.

Who was Madan Lal Dhingra, freedom fighter hanged at 24

August 18, 2023 10:33 am

On his 114th death anniversary, a massive memorial is being inaugurated in Amritsar, where he hailed from.

I-Day celebrations: 98-year-old freedom fighter is guest of honour at Delhi Raj Niwas

August 15, 2023 2:07 pm

Remembering the martyrs and the heroes of India’s freedom struggle, L-G VK Saxena said it was because of their supreme sacrifices that our generation has been living freely.